I know the colors of this and other UI elements have been discussed, and I'm pretty sure this was changed. I don't remember whether CDCK changed it, or if this is some of the custom CSS PJH added for us.

In either case, on TDWTF at least, it's never pink. Its default state is gray. It turns red if you hover over or click it — even more like "love." However, the tool tips and the message if you click it (You and N other people liked this. Undo like.) all use the word "like," and that's what everyone calls it.

From what I can see from the backups page, I'm guessing either the container ran out of space or it got trashed and someone's rebuilding it, since some of the older ones are missing. I'm inclined towards the former since posts more recent than the latest backup are still visible.

The instance the site is running on is getting blamed. It has been suggested Alex ask for it to be moved - apparently even the shell was taking ages to get anything done (I presume orders of seconds between typing something and it appearing on screen.)